While there were more influences that followed, the list above contained those which were part of my childhood and teenage years (a period of my life when the seed of the mastery of creativity was planted in me).

A box somewhere in my bedroom still houses old VHS tapes of some of those anime shows. Though I no longer have a working player, I doubt those tapes would find themselves disposed of anytime soon. They're too close to my heart for parting.

Writer September C. Fawkes shares us her character analyses of the characters in Trigun, a Western and futuristic hybrid that hides a sucker punch or two. Fellow writers will find her articles very helpful. Anime fans will find them very interesting.